trumpet honeysuckle

noun

1. an American honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens, having spikes of large, tubular flowers, deep-red outside and yellow within.

trumpet honeysuckle

noun

1. a North American honeysuckle shrub, Lonicera sempervirens , having orange, scarlet, or yellow trumpet-shaped flowers

Word History and Origins

Origin of trumpet honeysuckle¹

An Americanism dating back to 1725–35

Example Sentences

As with the trumpet honeysuckle, one of its parents, you have to watch for an impressive buildup of aphids as early as March.

From Washington Post

Porch and verandah were covered with Virginia creeper, climbing roses and trumpet honeysuckle.

From Project Gutenberg

Vines wind around the columns, cross from one line of columns to another and form above a tracery of green fronds bearing, as it was then, red flowers, a sort of trumpet honeysuckle.

From Project Gutenberg